UK G20 report recommends new protest policing strategies

[JURIST] The UK's Chief Inspectorate of Constabulary [official website] Wednesday released a report [PDF] critical of the manner in which British law enforcement handled protesters at the G20 summit held in London in April. The report also detailed a number of proposals to deal with future protester gatherings, including more proportionate amounts of force, increased training for police forces on techniques for handling public gatherings, and increased communication between protesters and police. In a release [PDF], Chief Inspector Denis O'Connor said, "the world is changing and the police need to think about changing their approach to policing protest." O'Connor also called for a comprehensive implementation of the changes, as British handling of large crowds will soon be on display again as the 2012 Summer Olympics [Guardian report] in London draw near.

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